Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella
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Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella is a supporting character portrayed by comedian and actor Ben Stiller in the 1989 crime film "Next of Kin."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13481296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella Context triple: [Next of Kin, characterRole, Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella]
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A.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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B.
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty is the lead performance in the film "Win Win," where he plays a struggling small-town lawyer and high school wrestling coach whose morally dubious decision upends his life.
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C.
Will Ferrell as Nick Halsey
Will Ferrell as Nick Halsey is the down-on-his-luck, recently fired and separated suburban salesman at the center of the dramedy "Everything Must Go," whose life unravels as he holds a yard sale on his front lawn.
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D.
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson is the comedic portrayal of the laid-back, blond detective "Hutch" in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic buddy-cop TV series Starsky & Hutch.
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E.
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland refers to Carell’s portrayal of the dim-witted yet endearing weatherman of the Channel 4 News Team in the Anchorman comedy films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella Target entity description: Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella is a supporting character portrayed by comedian and actor Ben Stiller in the 1989 crime film "Next of Kin."
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A.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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B.
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty is the lead performance in the film "Win Win," where he plays a struggling small-town lawyer and high school wrestling coach whose morally dubious decision upends his life.
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C.
Will Ferrell as Nick Halsey
Will Ferrell as Nick Halsey is the down-on-his-luck, recently fired and separated suburban salesman at the center of the dramedy "Everything Must Go," whose life unravels as he holds a yard sale on his front lawn.
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D.
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson
Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson is the comedic portrayal of the laid-back, blond detective "Hutch" in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic buddy-cop TV series Starsky & Hutch.
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E.
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland
Steve Carell as Brick Tamland refers to Carell’s portrayal of the dim-witted yet endearing weatherman of the Channel 4 News Team in the Anchorman comedy films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Isabella crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist side ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Next of Kin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | Next of Kin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | John Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
action
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crime ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | crime film ⓘ |
| givenName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Joey Isabella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papa Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | mob conflict with the Gates family ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Next of Kin (film universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Ben Stiller’s early film roles ⓘ |
| occupation | mobster ⓘ |
| partOfCastOf | Next of Kin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ben Stiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByFullName | Benjamin Edward Stiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByOccupation | American actor ⓘ |
| roleInFilm | supporting character ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1989 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella Description of subject: Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella is a supporting character portrayed by comedian and actor Ben Stiller in the 1989 crime film "Next of Kin."
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